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LEAF BEETLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf beetle mean?
• LEAF BEETLE (noun)
The noun LEAF BEETLE has 1 sense:
1. brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
Familiarity information: LEAF BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
chrysomelid; leaf beetle
Hypernyms ("leaf beetle" is a kind of...):
beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leaf beetle"):
flea beetle (any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping)
Colorado beetle; Colorado potato beetle; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; potato beetle; potato bug (black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide)
Holonyms ("leaf beetle" is a member of...):
Chrysomelidae; family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)
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